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Sharper: The Authoritarianism Challenge
Commentary
Autocratic leadership is on the rise globally. Even in democratic nations, leaders are eroding checks on their power and weakening institutions. The use of illiberal technolog...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Taiwan
Commentary
Taiwan plays a pivotal role in East Asian and global affairs. It has long been a central point of contention in the strategic competition between the United States and China. ...
By Anna Pederson & Jacob Stokes
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Sharper: Defense Budget and Strategy
Commentary
On Monday, the Biden administration released the annual presidential budget request and a two-page fact sheet on the forthcoming 2022 National Defense Strategy (NDS). While th...
By Anna Pederson, Hannah Dennis & Lily Schlieman
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Sharper: Nuclear Weapons
The threat of nuclear war has reentered the global consciousness as Russia endangers the security of Ukrainian nuclear power plants, North Korea ramps up its testing of ballis...
By Anna Pederson, Cameron Edinburgh & Emma Swislow
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Sharper: Blockchain
Commentary
The rapid innovation of cryptocurrency technology beyond the current regulatory framework within the space has urged U.S. policymakers to advance their understanding of blockc...
By Anna Pederson & Jason Bartlett
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Sharper: Russia
Commentary
With the deployment of 2,000 U.S. troops to Europe and continued intervention from global leaders, what economic and hard power options remain to prevent a full Russian invasi...
By Anna Pederson, Nicholas Lokker & Sissy Martinez
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Sharper: Global Posture
Commentary
The Department of Defense is finalizing the first global posture review of the Biden administration, an assessment of the U.S. military's global footprint. What will the admin...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Women Who Serve
Commentary
With the proposed 2022 National Defense Authorization Act set to include an amendment requiring women to register for Selective Service, the role of women in the military is o...
By Nathalie Grogan & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Supply Chain Security
Commentary
The pandemic has shown that the resilience of America's global supply chains—the interconnected movement of goods and services from creation to consumer—is a national security...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Indo-Pacific Partnerships & Allies
Commentary
Through the Quad and the newly minted, yet controversial, AUKUS agreement, Washington is increasing its focus and resources on the Indo-Pacific region. The White House is also...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Afghanistan 20 Years Later
Commentary
The chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan bookends two decades in which America changed irrevocably. Thousands of soldiers experienced dual wars, and multiple generations of v...
By Anna Pederson & Sydney Simon
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Sharper: The Future of European Leadership
Commentary
When President Biden declared that "America is back," many European partners breathed a sigh of relief that the future may bring a much-desired era of stability—and predictabi...
By Carisa Nietsche, Nicholas Lokker & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: The Budget
Commentary
The defense budget and its $715 million price tag accounts for much of the U.S. government's discretionary spending every year, but where will (and should) this money go in th...
By Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Defense Tech
The prevalence of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the growing centrality of information warfare, and threats to traditional command and control are redefining combat in ...
By Jennie Matuschak, Ainikki Riikonen & Anna Pederson
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Sharper: Israeli-Palestinian Diplomacy
Commentary
In recent days, Israel and Palestine have been overcome by the worst violence since the 2014 Gaza war. This flare-up poses the first real test to the Biden administration’s fo...
By Anna Pederson, Dania Torres & Kaleigh Thomas
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Sharper: The Next 100 Days
Commentary
As the administration marks its 100th day in office, what lies ahead?...
By Anna Pederson & Chris Estep
